How to remove XP Internet Security 2012 virus

XP Internet Security 2012 is a rogue antispyware program from the same family of malware as XP Anti-Virus 2011, etc. The program is installed via trojans without your permission and knowledge and uses misleading methods such false scan results and fake security warnings in order to trick you into purchasing its paid version. Thus, do not trust anything that this malware will display you and remove XP Internet Security 2012 from your system as soon as possible. Read below what you’ll want to know though is what does this malware do and how to remove it from your PC for free.

During installation, XP Internet Security 2012 will register itself in the Windows registry so, it will run automatically every time when you start an application (files with “exe” extension). The rogue also uses this method of running to block the ability to run any programs, including legitimate antivirus and antispyware tools.

Once installed, XP Internet Security 2012 will imitate a system scan and report a large amount of infections. It hopes that you will then purchase its full version to clean your computer. Important to know, all of these infections found are fake, so you can safely ignore them!

While the rogue is running, it will display various nag screens and fake security warnings. Some of the alerts are:

Security breach!
Beware! Spyware infection was found. Your system security is
at risk. Private information may get stolen, and your PC
activity may get monitored. Click for an anti-spyware scan.

System danger!
Your system is in danger. Privacy threats detected.
Spyware, keyloggers or Trojans may be working in the
background right now. Perform an in-depth scan and removal
now, click here.

Moreover, XP Internet Security 2012 will hijack your browser, so it will show a fake warning page instead a site that you want to visit. The fake warning state:

XP Internet Security 2012 ALERT
Internet Explorer alert. Visiting this site may pose a security threat to your system

Of course, all of these messages, warnings and alerts are a fake and supposed to scare you into thinking your computer in danger! Just like false scan results, ignore all of them!

As you can see, XP Internet Security 2012 is a scam which created with one purpose to scare you into thinking that your computer in danger as method to trick you into purchasing the full version of the program. If your computer is infected with this malware, then most importantly, do not purchase it! Uninstall the rogue from your PC as soon as possible. Use the removal guide below to remove XP Internet Security 2012 and any associated malware from your computer for free.

Use the following instructions to remove XP Internet Security 2012 (Uninstall instructions)

Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MalwareBytes Anti-malware onto your computer. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure a checkmark is placed next to “Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware” and Launch “Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware”. Then click Finish.

MalwareBytes Anti-malware will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.

As MalwareBytes Anti-malware will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main menu. You will see window similar to the one below.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Window

Make sure the “Perform quick scan” option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for XP Internet Security 2012 infection. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.

When the scan is finished a message box will appear that it has completed scanning successfully. Click OK. Now click “Show Results”. You will see a list of infected items similar as shown below.
Note: list of infected items may be different than what is shown in the image below.

Malwarebytes Anti-malware, list of infected items

Make sure all entries have a checkmark at their far left and click “Remove Selected” button to remove XP Internet Security 2012. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will now remove all of associated XP Internet Security 2012 files and registry keys and add them to the programs’ quarantine. When MalwareBytes Anti-malware has finished removing the infection, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.

Note 3: your current antispyware and antivirus software let the infection through ? Then you may want to consider purchasing the FULL version of MalwareBytes Anti-malware to protect your computer in the future.

5 Comments

I can’t express the gratitude I feel for you at this moment. I had tried several fixes that didn’t work but I went with method #2 and it worked like a charm. Hadn’t been able to access or run Malwarebytes before this even by trying to “RUN” it directly from the website. I now have no problems and full functionality. Thanks so much.

well I must first thank you for the info and instructions. It put things back right. I first ran malwarebytes in safemode and got rid of a bunch of crap but when I rebooted it wouldnt allow me to run anything. I had lost winpatrol and all that stuff. I didnt even hear the dog bark…probably didn’t..anyway I followed the instructions on command and notepad and copied and pasted the reg file and bam, it did it…I have downloaded the updates from mwb and ran another scan. Now I am thinking of running file assassin and getting the rest of the buggers out of there. I know that some of the stuff is locked up. I must do research and find which ones are gonna die….thanks again..you have been most helpful..adios

Please help. After performing all the above steps, I was successfully able to remove the “XP Internet security 2012″. However, now my computer gives an error when opening .exe files, saying \windows cannot open this file….[filename.exe]… manually select from a list of programs to use. I used method 1 of step 1.

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